Clinical Nurse Consultant Hepatitis C
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- South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
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- REQ627351 Requisition #
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time and Part Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1
Remuneration: $130,524.69 - $133,191.02 Per Annum, Plus Superannuation
$65.83 - $67.17 Per Hour, Plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ627351
Location: The Kirketon Road Centre, Darlinghurst
Applications Close Date: Thursday 11th December, 2025
To be considered for this position you must be an employee of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and its Affiliated Health Organisations. *
What You'll Be Doing:
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
The Nursing and Midwifery – Our Strategy for Transforming Person Centred Cultures 2024-2029 guides our profession in the development of effective person-centred practice and healthful cultures within SESLHD. We advocate for shared decision-making, collaborative relationships, compassionate and person-centred leadership, and supporting innovative practices. SESLHD’s Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Service (SHBBV) provide leadership, innovation and research in the sector. Services within SHBBV are involved in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs) and blood borne viruses at an individual and population level within SESLHD, as well as four statewide services.
Across these services, care is provided via fixed locations and outreach networks to a client base of approximately 28,000 individuals. SHBBV has highly skilled and diverse staff including nursing, medical, allied health, health promotion, administrative and technical staff. It is the largest SHBBV service in Australia. The Kirketon Road Centre (KRC) is a targeted primary health care service located in Kings Cross, Sydney involved in the prevention, treatment and care of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and other transmissible infections among people who inject drugs, sex workers, people experiencing homelessness, 'at risk' young people and Aboriginal people.
As a Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) in SESLHD you will play a pivotal role in developing and co-ordinating KRC’s Hepatitis C program. Including assessment, monitoring, treatment initiation (in conjunction with the medical team) and follow up of client with Chronic Hepatitis C infection. You will work with different testing modalities including but not limited to; Dried Blood Spot (DBS) testing and Point of Care Testing (PoCT). You will also provide clinical consultancy, clinical leadership, education and support clinical service planning and management. The CNC will lead and provide expert clinical consultancy practice in the development and implementation of a service; provide leadership and direction for quality improvement and clinical service standards; lead skill development in coaching, clinical supervision and leadership; act as a role model, be responsible for engaging with staff, carers, patients and consumers to facilitate, support, and evaluate practice change related to patient care, fostering excellence in clinical, educational and professional leadership. As the CNC you will utilise your extensive experience and/or qualifications to provide Hepatitis C testing to people who use drugs, and other vulnerable populations. The CNC will work in a variety of outreach locations including Needle and Syringe Program’s, Non-government organisations and collaborate in district wide testing. The CNC will develop and maintain relationships with key partner organisations.
Benefits:
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year in addition to annual leave. (Full-Time employees only)
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
Discounted Private Health Insurance.
Selection Criteria
- Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse
- Having at least 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience and in addition holding approved post registration nursing qualifications relevant to the field in which he/she is to be appointed, or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate
- Demonstrated ability to apply clinical expertise in a client- centred consultancy and the ability to work independently in an outreach setting.
- Proven clinical leadership skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework with a demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the delivery of advanced evidenced based nursing care.
- Demonstrated evidence of working in a non-judgemental, accepting manner with diverse groups of people including people who inject drugs and a commitment to a harm reduction framework.
- Demonstrated experience in leading and implementing change, and developing direction in clinical practice by initiation, utilisation, review and translation of evidence-based research into practice, within a person-centred framework and contribute to strategic and clinical service planning.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, advanced computer skills and use of software programs to analyse data and produce reports.
- Current NSW driver's licence and willingness to travel and work across SESLHD.
Need More Information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Nicole Christie on Nicole.Christie@health.nsw.gov.au
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.
Reasonable Adjustments:
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-PaCH@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
Information For Applicants:
- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer
- We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
